Secret double safety-pocket.



PATENTED MAY 23', 1905.

C. H. SCOTT. SEGRET DOUBLE SAFETY POCKET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, 1904.

WITH/588E195 ATTORNEY UNITED STATES Patented May 23, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

SECRET DOUBLE SAFETY-POCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 790,595, dated May 23,1905.

Application filed September 29, 1904. Serial No- 226,497. I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OHARLEsH. SCOTT, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Secret DoubleSafety-Pocket, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to a secret double safety-pocket for containingjewelry, money, or other articles.

The objects thereof are to provide means for securely holding valuablesor articles of any kind, effectually concealing the receptacle thereforby soconstructing it as to permit it to be comfortably worn beneath theclothing, and to construct an eflicient holding means for securing it tothe person or garments of the wearer, especially so as to enable it toserve the additional function of supporting the hose or other garments.

There are several purposes to be served by the invention which are in asense subsidiary to those above outlined, such as attaching thereceptacle to the supporting means in such a manner as to permit thefree movement of it thereon without danger of having it misplaced,providing means for preventing the recepta cle from swinging outwardlyfrom its supportfproviding effective securing means for the receptacle,&c.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

' Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a preferred form of my inventionin position for use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device, on anenlarged scale, with the inner casing in an inverted position. Fig. 3 isa central sectional view showing all parts in closed position. Fig. 4 isa view of the interior case withparts broken away to show the innerconstruction thereof, and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a modificationon a small scale.

11 indicates an outer receptacle forming a portion of the safety-pocket.It is provided with an opening 12, extending part way across the upperpart, and is in the form of a pocket to receive a case 13. This case isdesigned and the fastening 20.

for holding jewels, money, or other valuables and is preferably formedentirely or partly of chamois and for convenience may be constructedwith a plurality of small receptaclesl i for the articles to be heldtherein. It is also provided with afiap 15 and witha locking means 16for securing the flap to the body of the case. Extending from the backof the'case is a piece of material 17, which connects with the upper endof the back of the receptacle 11, so that the case 13 may be folded overupon this material and enter the opening 12 and be contained within thereceptacle 11. It will be observed that the opening 12 does not extendentirely across the receptacle 11 and that it is narrower than the widthof the outer end of the case 13. The front of the receptacle ispreferably tacked to the back at 12 on both sides, so as to make theopening of the desired width. The case, however,,is provided with aportion 18 near the point at which the flap is secured to it, which isnarrower than the outer end of the case and than the opening 12.

It will be readily observed that when the case is inserted in theopening 12 and spread out flat in the receptacle 11 the ends of theopening come into close contact with the edges of the portion '18'of thecase. The enlarged end of the case 13 being below the opening 12, itprevents the accidental removal of the case from the receptacle. Afterthe case is put in this position and held by the peculiar constructionwhich is given to it another flap 19 may be folded over the case andsecured at 20 in an obvious manner to the outside of the reoeptacle.Instead of placing the case 13 on the inside of the piece 17 it can beplaced on the outside, so that it willopen outwardly in the samedirection as the receptacle 11 and be right side up when removed fromthe receptacle, as shown in Fig. 5.- It will be understood that onaccount of this construction the valuables placed in the pockets 14 willbe held in the proper position to retain them in the pockets and thatthe case will be securely held in the receptacle by a double locking.arrangement caused by the cooperation of the walls of the opening12 andthe shape of the case For supporting the device I have illustrated aband 21, preferably of elastic material, sewed along the top of thereceptacle 11, as indicated at 22, so that when the case is folded overinto the pocket it will also be folded over the portion 22 of theelastic band. This band is provided with an adjustable fastener 23 andwhen designed to be worn as a hose-supporter goes above the calf of theleg. As an additional means for securing the desired results a secondband 24, preferably of elastic material, is pivotally secured at thepoint 25 to the lower portion of the rear surface of the receptacle 11and passed around the leg at a point below the calf. Of course thesecond band might be provided with an adjustable fastener, especiallywhen made of inelastic material; but as its main object is to preventthe flapping or lateral displacement of the safety-pocket on its realsupportnamely, the band 21-it will ordinarily not be necessary toprovide for any adjustment of it.

It will be readily understood from this description that the device willform an efficient and thoroughly safe pocket for valuables, that it canbe worn in a convenient place where it is entirely concealed from view,and that at the same time it will serve the function of supporting thehose. It will also be seen that the band 24: prevents the pocket fromswinging upon its support 21 and holds it at all times in close contactwith the wearer, so that it cannot flap back and forth, but at the sametime, on account of its being pivoted at the point 25, it will permitfree motion of the limb upon which it is worn.

It is to be understood that my invention is not limited to itsattachment to a hose-supporter, as it can obviously be worn in manyways. For example, the band 21 might be in the form of a belt for thewaist or it might be so constructed as to permit it to be worn aroundthe arm or neck. The receptacle could be attached to any garment and thepivotal connection25 could be replaced when necessary by a similarconnection with any garment.

While I have illustrated and described practical embodiments of myinvention, it will be obvious that it is not strictly limited to themand that many modifications may be made in the latter without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The combination of a pocket with agarment-supporter, comprising two bands adapted to pass around thegarment to be supported, the pocket being attached to one of the bandsand depending freely therefrom, and means for attaching the pocket tothe other band for preventing the pocket from swinging outwardly fromthe first band.

2. The combination of a hose-supporter, comprising two bands, an upperone adapted to be applied to a leg above the calf and a lower oneadapted to be applied below the calf, and a safety-pocket secured to theupper band longitudinally thereof and pivotally attached to the lowerband.

3. The combination of a hose-supporter, comprising a plurality of bands,an upper one adapted to be applied to a leg above the calf and the lowerone adapted to be applied below the calf, and a pocket secured to theupper band and movably attached to the lower one, whereby the pocket issupported by the upper band and prevented from swinging by the lowerone.

4:. The combination of a pocket, comprising an outer receptacle, a caseattached thereto, and means for securing the case in the outerreceptacle, with a garment-supporter comprising two bands adapted topass around the garment to be supported thereby, said outer receptaclebeing attached to one of said bands and depending freely therefrom, andmeans for movably attaching the pocket to the other band for preventingit from swinging ontwardly from the supporting-band.

5. The combination with apocket comprising an outer receptacle having anopening, a case connected with the receptacle and capable of beingpassed into it through said opening, and means for securely holding thecase in the receptacle, of a supporting-band secured to said outerreceptacle, and means for preventing the receptacle from swinging uponthe band.

6. The combination with an outer receptacle having an opening in itsupper part, a case for valuables connected with the upper part of thereceptacle and capable of being passed into it through said opening, andmeans for securely holding the case in the receptacle, of an adjustableband secured to the upper part of said outer receptacle between it andthe case, and means for preventing the receptacle from swinging uponsaid band.

7. The combination with an outer receptacle having an opening along itsupper part, a case for valuables having an opening and connected withthe upper part of the receptacle at a point near said opening andcapable of being passed into the receptacle through the opening therein,and means for securely holding the case in the receptacle, of an elasticband to which the outer receptacle is secured.

8. A safety-pocket comprising an outer receptacle having an openingalong its upper part, a case for valuables provided with a plurality ofreceptacles therein and with a flap for closing it and adapted to bepassed through said opening in the receptacle, said case being securedto the upper part of said receptacle at a point near said flap, and aplurality of means for securing said case in the receptacle.

9. A safety-pocket comprising an outer receptacle having an openingalong its upper v of means for securing said case in the receptacle; aflap on said receptacle, and means for securing the flap to the outersurface of the receptacle when the case is placed therein.

10. Asafety-pocket comprising an outer receptacle having an openingextending part way across it, a case for valuables connected with theupper part of the receptacle capable ofbeing passed into it through saidopening, the

bottom of said case being wider than said opening and said case having aportion above the bottom which is narrower than said opening, wherebythe placing of the case in the receptacle will securely lock it therein,and additional means for securing the case in the receptacle.

11. A pocket comprising an outer receptacle having an opening extendingpart way across it, a case connected with the receptacle and capable ofbeing passed into it through said opening, the end of said case beingwider than said opening, and said case having a portion narrower thansaid opening, whereby the placing of the case in the receptacle willsecurely lock it therein, and additional means for securing the case inthe receptacle, comprising a flap on the receptacle and means forsecuring the flap to the receptacle over the opening in the receptacle.v

12. A safety-pocket comprising an outer receptacle having an openingextending part way across it, a case for valuables connected with theupper part of the receptacle capable of being passed into itthrough'said opening, the bottom of said case being wider-than saidopening and said ease having a portion above the bottom WlllCh isnarrower than said opening, whereby the placing of the'case in thereceptacle will securely lock it therein, additional means for securingthe casein the re;- ceptacle, a flap on said receptacle adapted toextend over said case when placed therein, and means for securing theflap to the receptac e.

13. The combination of a safety-pocket comprising a receptacle having anopening in its upper portion extending partway across it, a case forvaluables having a plurality of pockets therein formed of chamois andprovided with a flap, said case being connected at a point near saidflap with the upper portion of said receptacle, whereby the case may befolded over upon the receptacle and passed through said opening into thereceptacle, said case having a portion near the flap thereof narrowerthan said opening and a portion near its end wider than said opening,means for securing the flap to the outside of the case, a second flapupon the rear of the receptacle and adapted to be folded over the casewhen it is within the receptacle, means for securing said second flap tothe outer surface of the receptacle, an elastic band secured to thesurface of said receptacle at a point between it and the case andadapted to serve as a hose-supporter, and a second elastic bandpivotally connected with the rear surface of said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES H. SCOTT,

Witnesses:

JNo. M. BITTER, ALBERT E; FAY.

